09 Apr 2018
Hey, remember tidal lagoons? It was supposed to be the world’s first tidal lagoon, but years of what looked like ‘ministerial dithering’ on Swansea Bay may now have turned to decisive inaction. So what’s going on? Why isn’t Swansea providing power to 120,000 UK homes right now? One former energy minister thinks climate-denying hard-Brexiteers are […]
09 Apr 2018
Although coastal communities have their fair share of challenges, not least social deprivation, their unique asset – the sea – offers many possibilities. I once heard Steve Fothergill, of Sheffield Hallam University who had studied the coalfields and coastal communities summarise it like this, ‘nobody wants to visit or retire to the coalfields’. The coast […]
09 Apr 2018
The tortuous, one consultation, one item at a time, approach being used by Defra and UK Government might be great at grabbing headlines but it really isn’t going to address the challenge either in terms of ambition or in terms of the speed of response needed. In this CMS News the National Trust and Southern […]
09 Apr 2018
Marine litter presents a global problem, with increasing quantities documented in recent decades. The distribution and abundance of marine litter on the seafloor off the United Kingdom’s (UK) coasts were quantified during 39 independent scientific surveys conducted between 1992 and 2017. Widespread distribution of litter items, especially plastics, were found on the seabed of the […]
09 Apr 2018
Minerals Producers Association The Aggregates Levy (AGL) was established in 2002 to generate revenue from the sales of primary aggregate for use in construction. The AGL has been applied at a rate of £2.00 per tonne since 2009. AGL receipts have typically raised between £300m to £350m pa for HM Treasury (£407m in 2016/17), totalling […]
09 Apr 2018
The Nippon Foundation has announced that the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans’ Seabed 2030′ project is now under way. Seabed 2030 aims to map the entirety of the ocean floor by 2030. It will compile all available and newly collected bathymetric data into a single high-quality, high-resolution digital model of the ocean floor and promote international […]
09 Apr 2018
Largest aggregation sighted had 1,400 animals Ten large aggregations of basking sharks were identified between June 1980 and November 2013, ranging from 36 to at least 1,398 animals within an 11.5-mile (18.5-kilometer) radius of the central point in the aggregation. Data on breaching, circular swimming movements, and/or apparent feeding behaviour were recorded in seven of […]
05 Apr 2018
Fisheries Management in the Context of Shared Seas The guidance documents and report can be accessed here: ‘Understanding and Influencing the Marine Management and Development Process – Best Practice Guidance for Fishers’ ‘Scotland’s Fishing Industry – Guidance for Decision Makers and Developers’ Fisheries management in the context of shared seas The NAFC Marine Centre has […]
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